A North Carolina newspaper's editorial board on Sunday slammed state Consultant Madison Cawthorn and the state's GOP for embracing extremism.
Cawthorn, who represents a western district of the state, most just lately confronted criticism for his remarks on the Russia-Ukraine battle, however has been a divisive determine throughout the GOP since his 2020 election and has lengthy confronted criticism for his stances.
The Durham Herald-Solar editorial known as out the congressman, in addition to North Carolina's Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, who has been beforehand condemned for his use of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.
"In so many respects, they outline what the North Carolina Republican Celebration has grow to be: a celebration of extremism. A celebration that, regardless of all the pieces, has stood by former President Donald Trump," the editorial reads.
The editorial chastised the state occasion for not doing extra to sentence controversial statements by the 2 lawmakers, whereas dismissing nameless reviews that some Republicans are silently displeased with Cawthorn as "too late to reclaim the ethical excessive floor."
Some among the many GOP have criticized Cawthorn, together with U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, who additionally represents North Carolina. He tweeted earlier this week: "In case your feedback are being replayed again and again by Russian state propaganda shops..." in response to a video of Cawthorn's feedback being performed on Russian state TV.
Nevertheless, many others within the Republican Celebration remained quiet on Cawthorn's remarks.
The editorial additionally digs into the GOP for embracing lawmakers like Cawthorn and Robinson, accusing the occasion of giving "their most radical members the instruments to dismantle democracy."
"They had been silent when individuals like Cawthorn peddled election fraud conspiracies. They had been silent when he warned of 'bloodshed' if elections proceed to be 'rigged.' And when Robinson repeatedly disparaged the LGBTQ+ group? Yep, you guessed it—nothing," the editorial reads.
It additionally accused the occasion of reprimanding solely "those that problem the Trumpified established order," together with state Senator Richard Burr, who voted "responsible" towards former President Donald Trump throughout his second impeachment trial. After he voted towards Trump, the state's GOP's central committee voted unanimously to censure him.
The editorial was not the primary time a North Carolina newspaper took intention at Cawthorn. Final week, The Winston-Salem Journal additionally criticized him for calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "thug" and "evil"—and in addition accused him of pushing "woke ideologies"—amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Newsweek reached out to spokespersons for Cawthorn, Robinson and the North Carolina Republican Celebration on Sunday morning. This story might be up to date with any response.
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